Anyone who has flown knows that it’s hard to fly without having layovers. I’ve had lots of layovers through the years. I have spent the night asleep on the floor of an airport in Vancouver when I didn’t get a standby flight to Prince Rupert and 7 hours grounded in the St. John’s airport when…
A Parent’s Reflection on Planning For a New Year Sometimes God smacks with you a question at the most unexpected moments, like when your dune buggy-ing along the Oregon sand dunes. We just returned from an Oregon Coast vacation. Many of you will know already that the Oregon Coast is absolutely beautiful. It has everything…
Today is the last Monday that Dallas and I will work together as pastors of Mount Hamilton Baptist Church. When I mentioned this to Dallas, he said: “Are you going to say that for each day this week?” I said: “Yes.” One of the tasks before us this week is the packing up of Dallas’…
Yes, this is a blog post about packing lunches. (Well sort of…I am going somewhere with this…I promise). This may seem like a weird thing to write about, unless you are a parent with a kid in school, in which case – like me – my guess is that you also have very strong feelings…
There has been a big response to my last post about Dallas’ moving to a new job and leaving his current role at Mount Hamilton. Thank-you to everyone who has taken the time to encourage us and join with us in the grief and joy that comes with a season of change. There have been…
No, I am not pregnant. (But our “big news” does sometimes make me feel like vomiting!). The big news in our life, bringing me back to the blogosphere after too long a hiatus, is that after 10 years of serving as Co-Pastors of Mount Hamilton Baptist Church Friesen and Friesen will be changing to Friesen…
It never ceases to amaze me the role that clothes play in my life. It’s not always a good thing, mind you. I think WAY too much about what I should wear to this event or another. This is an ongoing frustration of the woman minister in a church that doesn’t do robes: What should…
In honour of Andrea Cains. Last night, my 34-year-old cousin died of cancer. We were never especially close and I hadn’t seen her for many years, so it wouldn’t be fair for me to say that I am deeply affected by this loss. Mostly, I am very sad for my family – her dad, her…
Number of times I have a won a “roll-up-the-rim” coffee this season: 2 Number of cups of coffee purchased since beginning of roll-up-the-rim: 3 Number of people who live in our basement: 2 Average height of people who live in our basement: 6”3 Average height of the people who live upstairs: 4”4 Number of spare…
It is just a few short days until one of my favourite holidays – Valentine’s Day. I have always loved Valentine’s Day, even the many February 14s I spent without a Valentine to call my own. I just dig a day that invites us to celebrate love. Our kids love it too, but in our…
Leanne Friesen 